Transactions fell out of contract in March at three times the normal monthly rate, according to RCA.
3 min read · 27 April 2020
During its first-quarter earnings call, the New York-based mega-manager said it had $44bn to deploy in real estate when opportunities arise.
3 min read · 23 April 2020
Coronavirus shutdowns have pushed nearly $25bn of US CMBS loans to the brink of delinquency, and the worst is yet to come.
3 min read · 20 April 2020
China, Hong Kong and Singapore were the property markets most affected by the pandemic, with investment volumes plummeting by more than 60%.
2 min read · 17 April 2020
UBS’ real estate and private markets business analyzes the areas of private real estate that will bear the biggest short-term impacts of a world under lockdown.
2 min read · 25 March 2020
The London-headquartered emerging markets manager has acquired the Sheraton Casablanca and further North African outlays are targeted.
2 min read · 21 February 2020
The full extent of the outbreak in China is yet to be seen, but the short-term impact has already manifested itself in Asia’s private real estate markets
5 min read · 19 February 2020
Hotel transactions in Hong Kong increase despite a 66 percent drop in room occupancy rates amid political unrest in August.
2 min read · 21 November 2019
The region’s pension managers say they are focusing on demographics, demand shifts and tech trends – as reflected in some of their largest deals this year.
3 min read · 18 November 2019
The outcome of Blackstone Group’s bid for listed Japanese hotel operator Unizo Holdings has larger implications for foreign hostile takeovers in Japan. It could signal that Japan is finally changing its attitude toward public deals by international funds or that the country remains resistant to foreign ownership of its listed companies. Last week, the US […]
6 min read · 11 November 2019